On the one hand I agree. On the other hand I am not a fan of a future where nobody ever owns anything and everything is "licensed". Or rather a present, since it's mostly already like that.

Exactly, it's like that already. Even with a DVD, you don't really own a copy of the music, you've licensed it. Plus, they want you to only have access to it on that platform. Dear god, don't rip a copy so you can watch it on your phone, that's stealing! Right from the mouths of the actors!

Yeah but you *can* rip a DVD (or bluray, with a bit more effort), that's the point. I know they don't want you to, there are technically laws that forbid it in a roundabout way, etc. etc. but it's still better than any form of online streaming or stores with proprietary company-specific DRM like iTunes. No chance there's ever a widely circulated and easy method for de-DRMing/backing up stuff like that

I guess I'm unlike you, I prefer the Netflix model of one price, stream anything in the catalog. I'd never buy some of the stuff I've watched but I'll give it a shot with Netflix or Hulu. Tv is the worst, buying seasons is expensive.

But why can't there be a method where say "The all new Big Bang Theory, available at 9 pm est tonight!" At 9, it appears on your streaming list and you can watch it. Or if you're not home at 9, you can start at 9:30 instead, or whatever.

Agreed! But you have to have some knowledge of what they are talking about for a lot of the jokes. Like when Sheldon calls the police for a "robbery" and it's because someone stole his gold and loot on WoW